We’re entering Week 6 of the 2025 NFL season, and though it feels like it just started, we are less than a month away from the trade deadline. Over the next few weeks, teams will learn more about the strengths and weaknesses on their rosters. We’ll see which teams are real contenders this year and which ones fall away during the middle of the season.

Much of the focus around the trade deadline tends to surround which teams might be selling. But which teams might be buying? And what might they be looking for? Today, I outlined five potential trades for six contending teams, or at least teams that look like contenders through five weeks. What might they be on the lookout for, and where might they be able to strike a deal?

Let’s dive in to the deals:

Rams Go All-In For Pass Rush

Dolphins get: 2026 third-round pick, 2027 sixth-round pick

Rams get: ED Bradley Chubb, 2027 fifth-round pick

Most of these trade proposals will be for contenders to patch a hole on their roster. But why not make a strength even stronger? For the Rams, that’s exactly what this trade would do.

Los Angeles already has the league’s best defensive line with an elite run defense and multiple game-changing pass rushers. Second-year ED Jared Verse is an absolute force and arguably the league’s best young pass rusher, and his running mate on the other side, Byron Young, just won NFC Defensive Player of the Month. Rookie third-round OLB Josaiah Stewart is producing early as well.

But this Rams team has the potential to win it all this year, and the last time the team felt like that it went out and got ED Von Miller from the Broncos to take them over the top. Los Angeles’ roster is younger and more healthily constructed now than they were in 2021, but that’s all the more reason to make a move like this. Chubb could be brought on temporarily to hopefully win a title without sacrificing team-building moving forward.

Although Chubb is only a few games back from a pretty serious injury that ended his 2024 campaign, he’s been productive with four sacks on the year. On top of that, his contract is very friendly towards this type of move. No guaranteed money exists on his deal after this year and he’s on the veteran minimum base salary. That has tremendous value.

Essentially, Chubb could be a one-year rental, but he’s young enough at 29 to sign an extension if the Rams want. He could be a piece for their future or simply some extra pass rush juice down the stretch as they hunt for a Super Bowl. Either way, it’s a deal worth making, and they could have a fair bit of competition in bringing him in.

Eagles & Seahawks Swap Big-Bodied Cornerbacks

Seahawks get: CB Kelee Ringo, 2026 fifth-round pick

Eagles get: CB Riq Woolen, 2026 seventh-round pick

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